Chapter 95 She Didn't Like the Company at All
Swallowing it all down, Theresa went out and got an assistant to deal with the photo. Ernest dialed the number and let Veronica in.
As Veronica walked into the president's office, Ernest's eyes ran over the calm woman. He really regretted not being cagey with her. He should have fired Veronica five years ago after he dealt with Jocelyn. If he had done so, he wouldn't have gotten into difficult trouble because of her now.
A woman having a very devious mind like her was calculating and dreadful.
That was his oversight!
Ernest took a deep breath and spoke, "Veronica, do you know that the company has always valued you? In the past few years, the company has trained you into an independent ace agent from an unknown intern. Is this how you pay the company back? Why did you betray the company? How much did Jocelyn pay you?"
When Ernest stared at her with threatening eyes, Veronica didn't even flinch and said graciously, "Mr. Cloutier, first of all, I am very grateful to the company for training me. Secondly, Jocelyn did not give me a penny. It was out of my own volition and had nothing to do with anyone else."
Ernest heard this and slapped the table angrily. "Out of your own volition? How dare you! Do you have any idea how much damage your actions have done to the company and to me personally? You have to bear legal responsibility, understand?"
Veronica's lips curved into a mocking smile, and she said courteously, "Mr. Cloutier, if I'm subject to legal consequences, what about you and Theresa? Did the things you had done not cause loss and harm to others? Aren't you afraid of being punished by the law?"
Ernest froze. Obviously, Veronica knew everything and was threatening him with what he had done to Jocelyn.
Ernest knew very well that he couldn't go against Veronica. He should get rid of her instead of leaving her in the company. "That has nothing to do with this. Veronica, you listen carefully. I'm going to fire you in the name of the president!
Did he think she was intimidated by that?
Veronica sneered, "Mr. Cloutier, you don't need to fire me! I'm leaving my job voluntarily!"
She took out a letter of resignation from her handbag and put it in front of him.
Ernest didn't expect her to be prepared, and said in a huff, "Veronica, don't forget that you're under a contract to the company. If you leave your job without my permission, you will be liable for breach of contract!"
The more furious he was, the more gentle Veronica became. She said with a slight smile, "Mr. Cloutier, aren't you getting a little forgetful? My contract expired yesterday. It's a normal formality that I'm terminating my employment contract today. How can I be liable for this?"
"You--" Ernest was fraught with rage for getting manipulated by her. "Okay! Even if you depart your job legitimately, I can sue you for damaging the company's interests and my personal reputation. And I can send you to jail!"
"Let's try it then!"
Veronica wasn't intimidated and said leisurely, "I would like to ask you who did grave harm to the company's interest."
"Mr. Cloutier, you can sue me all you want. Let's see if you can send me to jail!
"After all, in all the years I've dedicated myself to my job, I've never done a single thing that was harmful to the company."
"But you know well what you have done behind the directors' backs."
"If it gets out, you'll get the brunt of public opinion before the court rules against you. Let's see who will be disgraced in the end."
"Mr. Cloutiera, I have some advice for you. You'd better think about how to get out of trouble in advance!"
After Veronica said sonorously, she took graceful strides out of the room.
Now she had no lingering attachment for Icehive Entertainment.
She had wanted to leave Icehive Entertainment long ago. Now that the contract was completed, she was free.
When she left the office with Veronica, Veronica swiped the latest news and exclaimed, "Oh my God, what's this? Jocelyn, look at the headlines!"
"What is it?"
Jocelyn clicked on headlines and logged onto it. The most popular, top-ranked headline was campy with an eye-catching picture.
[Luxury cars are lined up in front of the Empire Hotel. The man is suspected to be Jocelyn's sugar daddy.]
She could have guessed from the headline that she was photographed leaving the hotel last night after celebrating her birthday.
Calvin was not in the picture, which only showed the profile of her stooping into a car.
But the extended version of the top luxury car was the tip of the iceberg, capturing the world's imagination.
In fact, a picture didn't necessarily mean anything, but the descriptive text and picture were tempting. It made a big fuss that Jocelyn took the Siumix endorsement.
It was implicitly implied that she must have an affair with Siumix's executive. It also implied that she won the endorsement by virtue of foul play.
Once the news was released, many uninformed netizens were commenting on it. There were a lot of trolls and haters talking about the car and the identity of her sugar daddy.
Someone found out there were only five of these cars in the world. It was a super luxury limited edition, and its owner must be a big shot.
After reading the news, Veronica couldn't help but ask curiously, "Jocelyn, who the hell is it? Didn't you tell me you don't have any big names to back you up? See, it flies in the face of what you said! You're in trouble with the scandal at this critical juncture. What if your hard-earned endorsement vanishes?"
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